| Mon 17 |  | Oriental Pratincole
Western Treatment Plant (Werribee)--T Section Ponds |
| Adult roosting in rocks in pond 5. |
| Jeff Davies 17/12 #236367 |
| Sun 16 | | Lewin's Rail
Deadman Creek - Beechworth |
| Heard loud advertising 'Kek-Kek-Kek' call coming from a grassy drainage line and dam along Deadman Creek - approx 500m East of the Diffey Road underpass along the Rail Trail. Waited to hear call repeated again to confirm it was not a frog. Over 200mm rain fell locally in the last few days and the broader landscape is saturated - possibly some displacement of species to higher elevations in the catchment. eBird checklist |
| Dan Pendavingh 16/12 #236363 |
| | Terek Sandpiper
Stockyard Point |
| 5 individuals seen feeding along the point at 12:30pm |
| Nick Goode 16/12 #236359 |
| Sat 15 | | Soft-plumaged Petrel
Port Fairy Pelagic |
|
| Some pretty rough and overcast conditions throughout day. Not a huge variety but interesting bunch of birds. Highlight was a Soft-plumaged Petrel that circled boat several times, allowing for good views. Bit of a rarity in Vic waters. Good number of White-chinned Petrel [20-30], several Sooty Shearwater, Hutton's Shearwater and at least 1 possibly 2 Northern Royal Albatross. eBird checklist |
| Scott Baker, Kevin Bartram, Neil Macumber [all aboard Southern Explorer] 16/12 #236360 |
| Fri 14 | | Black Kite
Lancefield Golf Club |
| Single bird flew in from the south-west (direction of Mount Macedon) then headed off north without stopping. Cockies and magpies were making a racket but didn't mob it. First one I've seen here in the 5 years I've lived in the area. |
| Peter Houston 14/12 #236346 |
| Thu 13 | | Eastern Koel
Diamond Creek |
| Heard call for about 15 minutes just before dawn. Location was probably in tall trees near escarpment adjacent to football ground. |
| Terry Jones 14/12 #236338 |
| | Pacific Koel
Benalla |
| Calling from trees in Maud St. from 8pm. Stopped with the onset of a storm at dusk. Never sighted |
| Bill Morecraft 13/12 #236337 |
| | Eastern Reef Egret
Croajingolong National Park--Secret Beach |
| Two dark morphs roosting on the large rock outcrop at the western end of the beach. Also 2 sea eagles and one lone hoodie. eBird checklist |
| Terry Gourley 13/12 #236336 |
| Wed 12 | | Figbird, Grey Goshawk
Mallacoota |
| At least 3 figbirds in the main street central car park. Grey Goshawk (white morph) over Karbeethong Ave. |
| Terry Gourley 12/12 #236327 |
| | White-throated Needletail
South of Duncans Rd Nicholson |
| At least 15 birds. Difficult to count due to random flight above canopy.Very heavy conditions, thunderstorms developing. |
| Roger and Carolyn Bilney 12/12 #236326 |
| Tue 11 | | Koel
Ascot Vale |
| We have been hearing a koel calling near our property since late afternoon |
| Wendy Millar 11/12 #236322 |
| | Cockatiels
Wilby ,private property |
| Early this morning I herd cockatiels calling each other around my dam, I counted 16 having a bath and a drink. |
| Brendan Toll 11/12 #236320 |
| Mon 10 | | Gull-billed Tern (Asian-breeding ssp. affinis)
Stockyard Point |
|
| At least four, possibly five (birds moved around several times, and were packed fairly close together, so hard to separate and keep track of), Asian Gull-billed Terns observed amongst a roost of over 150 Australian Gull-billed Terns at Stockyard Point going in to a late afternoon high tide. eBird checklist |
| Leigh Pieterse, James Cornelius, David Adam 10/12 #236316 |
| Sun 9 | | Purple-crowned Lorikeet
Wongarra |
| Large flocks feeding on flowering gums. |
| Ian and Ann Hamilton 13/12 #236335 |
| | Australian Figbird, King Quail
Mallacoota |
|
| We saw 4 Australian Figbirds along the road to Bastion Point in Mallacoota. We also flushed a female King Quail on the heath at Shipwreck Creek while looking, unsuccessfully, for Ground Parrots. There were quite a few Southern Emuwrens there, though. |
| Chris and Rosemary Lester 11/12 #236317 |
| | Spotted Harrier
Ballarat Avenue of Honour Overpass (Remembrance Drive) |
| 2 Spotted Harriers (Circus assimillis) near Ballarat Avenue of Honor Overpass around 5:40 pm. |
| Alek Kwiatkowski 9/12 #236311 |
| Sat 8 | | Brush Cuckoo, Powerful Owl
Cann River |
| We heard a Brush Cuckoo on the west bank of the Cann River in the township and, later in the evening, heard a Powerful Owl calling in the same area. |
| Chris and Rosemary Lester 11/12 #236318 |
| | Grey Goshawk (White Morph), Peregrine Falcon, Sacred Kingfisher
Dandenong Ranges National Park--Doongalla |
| At the pony club. |
| Karen Collard,Elaine Miller,Dom D'Argenio, Des Palmer 8/12 #236301 |
| Fri 7 | | Square-tailed Kite
Bruthen - Nowa Nowa Road |
| One Square-tailed Kite flying along the highway about 10 km east of Bruthen. |
| Chris and Rosemary Lester 11/12 #236319 |
| | Banded Lapwing
Cullens Lake Wildlife Reserve |
|
| About 60 Banded Lapwing flew in at around 10 am this morning. |
| Bernadette Haywood 7/12 #236296 |
| | Crimson Chat
Wyperfeld North National Park |
|
| Single female seen and given positive id, by visiting Tasmanian Birders and myself. Images taken by all 3 present.
Thanks for sharing such an exciting recording Peter Vaughan and Andie. |
| Jenny Stephens 7/12 #236294 |
| | Pacific Swift
Edwards Point Wildlife Reserve |
| Two separate groups (3 & 10); over the eastern side of Swan Bay in gusty northerly winds. Seems to be a fairly regular location for this species as they move ahead of oncoming fronts. An unusually early summer record, typically encountered in late summer. eBird checklist |
| Isaac Clarey 7/12 #236293 |
| Thu 6 | | Pacific Koel
McConnell Close, Anglesea |
|
| Heard calling in late afternoon, went to investigate and found a male bird in a dense gum near number 12, with Red Wattlebirds nearby. |
| Simon Starr 6/12 #236292 |
| | Pacific Koel
Hensley Park, about 15 km north of Hamilton |
| Calling for about 5 minutes at 4.00am |
| Rob Drummond 6/12 #236291 |
| | Freckled Duck
Bald Hills Reserve |
| At least 8 Freckled Ducks on the lake, also Leaden Flycatcher, Rufous Fantail and many other species of ducks and honeyeaters. |
| Deb Crosby 6/12 #236290 |
| | Satin Bowerbird
Liverpool Road The Basin |
|
| Female. First sighting of this bird in 32 years here. I know they are in the Dandenongs but not in open land at "ground level". |
| Alf Forbes 6/12 #236288 |
| Wed 5 | | Red-backed Kingfisher
South of Duncans Rd Nicholson |
| 2 birds observed high in dead limbs, called several times. Observed in full sunlight as they flew in a northerly direction. |
| Roger and Carolyn Bilney 5/12 #236283 |
| Tue 4 | | Black Honeyeater
Morack Golf Course |
| Two female-type birds feeding in tall flowering gum. Seen well. Very small, grey brown above, buff-cream below. Distinctly de-curved bill. Relatively short tail. eBird checklist |
| Rohan Clarke per Birdline Victoria Facebook 5/12 #236282 |
| Sun 2 | | Square-tailed Kite
You Yangs Regional Park |
| Gliding, harrier-like with upswept wings over trees near main entrance. Familiar with this species and have seen it in this location before. Seen at 1030 am on 2 Dec |
| Martin Maderthaner 3/12 #236267 |
| | Diamond Firetail
Enfield State Park--Surface Loop Picnic Area |
|
| A single bird seen repeatedly carrying grass. This is the first one I have seen here as they are extremely uncommon in the Enfield forest. It was also observed feeding on the ground between the car park and the bridge and along the roadside near the bridge. |
| Indra Bone 2/12 #236264 |
| | Black Falcon
Napoleons |
|
| Warn plumage bird seen consistently at the same location for a week. Also see a few months back. Behaving characteristically swooping flocks of starlings and red rumped parrots. Uncommon in the area. |
| Indra Bone 2/12 #236263 |
| Sat 1 | | Little Lorikeet
Beaumaris |
| The Musk Lorikeets had arrived back in force the week previously and had thought I heard the occasional Little Lorikeet amongst them but today a tight flock six Littles flew overhead- normally an infrequent visitor to Beaumaris in ones or twos. |
| Sean Dooley 3/12 #236270 |
| | Square-tailed Kites
Shepherds Flat |
| Two Square-tailed Kites observed gliding across tree tops at about 730pm, on a windy warm evening. Great low views of both for about 5 minutes. They were being chased by Little Ravens. |
| Nina Tsilikas and Giles Daubeney 2/12 #236255 |
| Thu 29 | | Eastern Koel
Frankston South |
| Female - first time I have seen a female Koel in this area. Heard distinctive keeking and upon investigation observed a female being chased by Red Wattlebirds. Male Koel has been visiting for 4 years. eBird checklist |
| Tanya Hattingh 29/11 #236241 |
| Wed 28 | | Black-faced Monarch
FranklinRiver,Foster Mt Best Rd. Wonga |
| Heard then saw Black-faced Monarch along Franklin River, near
Bridge on Foster Mt Best Road. This is a first South Gippsland
sighting for me.
Extra:
My garden-resident Buff Banded Rails have hatched 5 healthy young
this year,now almost 4 weeks old. |
| Elaine Smith 28/11 #236238 |
| Tue 27 | | White-throated Needletail
Birremathool, Bailieston (restricted access) |
| In very humid conditions just prior to a thunderstorm and at least 8 hours of steady rain first 5 needletails and then 2 more passed overhead heading south. eBird checklist |
| Margaret and Richard Alcorn 30/11 #236246 |
| | Blue-faced Honeyeater
Greensborough College, Watsonia |
| 2 adults in Nepean St carpark late this afternoon eBird checklist |
| Peter Bennet 27/11 #236236 |
| | Cape Barren Goose
Coolart Rd Somerville |
| Seven birds seen in paddocks along Coolart Rd |
| S King 27/11 #236234 |
| | Black Honeyeater
Bruce St Colac |
|
| There were at least 2 Black Honeyeaters at the end of Bruce St Colac. This is the first time in over 25 years Birding that I have seen them in the Colac District. Thanks to Adam Fry for the heads up on this one. A poor ID shot attached. |
| Ian Davies, Adam and Tori Fry 27/11 #236228 |
| Sun 25 | | Orange chat
Pine Lake--Chalky Point |
|
| Followed previous report of the birds to find at least 16 possibly more. Also observed were a cover of brown quail and many stubble as well |
| Indra Bone 27/11 #236231 |
| | Eastern Koel
Gipps Street Collingwood |
| Eastern Koel heard calling from large plane trees, corner of Gipps Street and Rupert. Never heard one call this close to CBD. |
| Robert Ward 25/11 #236217 |
| | Fairy Tern
Corner Inlet Marine and Coastal Park--Toora Beach |
|
| 8 Fairy Terns feeding close to shore on a falling tide at 5pm this arvo along with 100s of various waders. |
| Rohan Bugg 25/11 #236215 |
| Sat 24 | | Olive-backed oriole
Yarra Bend Park--Dights Falls |
| 1 olive-backed oriole heard (but not seen) calling from the trees next to the bottom of the ramp that leads down from the Trennery Crescent carpark at Dights Falls. Orioles are often seen further up river along the Yarra but this is the first time I've come across one at Dights Falls after nearly a decade of living in the area. |
| Harry Saddler 26/11 #236219 |
| | Sanderling
Ricketts Pt, Beaumaris |
|
| Single bird briefly resting on rocks. My first sighting of this species in Bayside. Bird larger than Red-necked Stint, hind toe absent. |
| Val Stajsic 24/11 #236208 |
| | Black Falcon
Kurrajong Crescent Melton South |
| Unusual to see a very vocal bird moving down the suburban street progressively, stopping and backing up to return to a telegraph pole for a minute before moving on. |
| Micah Kawalek 24/11 #236204 |
| | Orange Chat
Pine Lake--Chalky Point |
|
| At least 5 birds, 3 males, 2 females. |
| Angus Schmidt 24/11 #236203 |
| | Caspian Tern
Little Desert National Park |
| Strange to see this species above open heathland. |
| Indra Bone 24/11 #236202 |
| Fri 23 | | Arctic Jaeger
Great Otway National Park--Johanna |
|
| Very stormy conditions. It flew off as I walked away |
| mark lethlean 25/11 #236214 |
| Thu 22 | | White Winged Triller
Elsternwick Park, Brighton |
| Heard an unusual bush bird call for my local area this morning on my regular dog walk and went to check it out. To my surprise there was a male white winged triller in the gum trees near the skate park. Seen plenty of these in Central Victoria but never in suburbia. |
| Adrian Dubar 22/11 #236195 |
| Tue 20 | | Brush bronzewing
Napoleons |
|
| Seen in same site as 6 months ago at the side of 9 mile road but this time it was photographed with iPhone. The bird seems to be reliable now as it sits on the roadside there frequently. There are very few other reports of them in the Enfield area so this was a good surprise. |
| Indra Bone 20/11 #236178 |
| Mon 19 | | Bush Stone-curlew
Earlston |
|
| 2 birds on edge of our property as I drove out this morning. Great way to start the working week! |
| Doug Robinson 19/11 #236172 |
| | Eastern Koel
Foster |
| At 6.30 this morning the Koel was calling from Kafir Hill behind the main street shops.It is the first time that I have heard a Koel call in 16 years of living in the district. |
| Rohan Bugg 19/11 #236170 |
| Sun 18 | | Grey-crowned Babbler
Lake Numurkah |
| Three birds, including one juvenile, observed in planted Red Gum and melaleuca sp between the lake and the creek. Significant sighting for this area. |
| Gary and Lisa Deayton 19/11 #236169 |
| | Eastern Ground Parrot
Cape Conran Coastal Park |
| On Yeerung River Heathland walk today looking for Emu Wrens we flushed an Eastern Ground Parrot & had a good view of bird but no photos |
| Gary & Judy Smith 18/11 #236156 |
| | Eastern Koel
Kingsley Road Reservoir |
| Eastern Koel heard calling from a street tree at 7:45am (near Gilbert Rd) |
| Andrea Canzano 18/11 #236150 |
| | Sanderling
Sandy Point (Neds Lookout) Sth Gippsland |
|
| Aprox 200+ Sanderlings feeding Nth of Neds Lookout. |
| Rohan Bugg 18/11 #236149 |
| Sat 17 | | Eastern koel
Royal Botanic Gardens (Melbourne) |
| An Eastern koel was calling for several hours this morning in the Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, near Gate C. |
| Harry Clarke 17/11 #236142 |